Freetown, Indiana

Freetown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Pershing Township, Jackson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 385.[1]

Freetown, Indiana
Location of Freetown in Jackson County, Indiana
Freetown
Location of Freetown in Jackson County, Indiana
Freetown
Freetown (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°58′23″N 86°07′46″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyJackson
TownshipPershing
Area
  Total0.73 sq mi (1.88 km2)
  Land0.73 sq mi (1.88 km2)
  Water0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
650 ft (200 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total385
  Density532/sq mi (205.3/km2)
ZIP code
47235
FIPS code18-25864[1]
GNIS feature ID450936[2]

History

Freetown was platted in 1850.[3] A post office was established at Freetown in 1850.[4]

The Frank Wheeler Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[5]

Geography

Freetown is located in northwestern Jackson County at 38°58′23″N 86°07′46″W. It is bordered to the west by Hoosier National Forest. Indiana State Road 135 passes through the west side of the community, leading north 18 miles (29 km) to Gnaw Bone and south 11 miles (18 km) to Brownstown, the Jackson county seat. State Road 58 passes through the west and north sides of the community, leading northeast 23 miles (37 km) to Columbus and southwest 27 miles (43 km) to Bedford.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Freetown CDP has a total area of 0.73 square miles (1.88 km2), of which 1.9 acres (7,820 m2), or 0.42%, are water.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
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